Chapter 9 - The Spark of Hope
At Mizaki School, the androids of the Ninja Seeking Club, controlled by Sheea, which were decoys from the real Ninja Seeking Club, are fighting against their human counterparts. Sheea, or Miss Suzu, was one of the women responsible for assisting Futaba-01 and Sena-02. She was also a member of the Yatagarasu, if that's not worse off.
Akari and Akari-01 clash, as they were exchanging kicks. Akari moaned, "You… I won't lose to you!"
Akari Robot replied, "No one can stop us. We are perfect in every way!"
She swept her down, as she moaned, "Ungh…"
Lily and her twin clashed spears, making clanging sounds and emitting sparks. Lily said, as she was holding her own, "This android of me… She has all my skills."
Lily Robot beeped, "Lily-07 to battle! I know all your moves, because we are the same!"
Lily smiled, "Yes. We are the same. You know about my family?"
The robot agreed, "Yes, I do. But you are human, and therefore… inferior."
Lily asked, "Wait! Is there an Elly Fuma Android?"
Lily Robot nodded, "Elly-07. Affirmative."
Lily moaned, "Figures."
Tengge and her robot swung their fans around and Tengge Robot remarked, "We're one in the same… Beauty, brains, brawn, we're all that and a bag of chips." She slapped her butt and winked, "Tengge Yomoda, you are weak. You were absent, during the Yatagarasu's plans."
Tengge nodded, "I blame them for missing the precious moments of my life. But the fault was Ikiru Kokonobi! I will never forgive her!"
Tengge Robot replied, "I apologize. In the future, you and Miss Kokunobi may be closer than you think."
"HOW?"
"You'll see."
Tengge thought, "How could she have known? Ikiru left and never looked back, after they stopped The Tycoon."
Both Yamabuki produced weaponry, using their jutsu, as Yamabuki Robot called, "Yer artistry is exact, but flawed!"
Yamabuki replied, "We're very speedy, but it's all about detail!"
They clashed their katana swords, and Yamabuki Robot gained the upper hand, landing a swift knee to the gut. She spoke, "WIDE OPEN!"
Yamabuki dropped to her knees, as the robot said, "No one can stop Bookie-05's offense. Even if y'all are the same as me, fam, I'm far superior!"
"I'm inferior? How would you know? I'm a ninja in the Ninja Seeking Club! I fight for my friends!"
"Are you going to believe that?" She kicked her in the face, and hissed, "You're nothing!"
Nanao and her double exchange arrow shots. Nanao moaned, "So many arrows… She's more nervous than me…"
Nanao Robot said, "Forgive me, but aim's always been rusty."
They continued to fire, until the Nanao Robot launched a barrage of arrows. Nanao shrieked, and all the arrows missed her, forming an outline of her. Nanao Robot moaned, "Crap! I missed again…"
Nanao sighed, "What a baby."
Cy and her Evil Twin (since they're both androids) clashed, as they exchanged punches. Cy cried, "I'm da weal Cy!"
POW!
Cy-08 barked, "NO! I am the real Cy!"
POW!
Cy yelled, "Yew speak cwear-wy! Yew are not me!"
SOCK!
Cy-08 called, "You have a poor speech impediment. Cy-08 speaks eloquently and precise. I am perfect in every way."
Cy moaned, "My face… Yew wotten weplicant. To dink I wuz gonna intwoduce yew to Onii-Chan! But yew tuwned evil!"
Cy-08 said, "I only obey the Yatagarasu, as how I am programmed."
Cy growled, "I'm the weal Cy!"
They continued to fight, as both Ioris clashed. Iori was beaten down, as the Iori-05 Robot was pinning her down. Iori moaned, "Guys… I think the robots have gotten a lot more strength than we do!"
Akari was knocked down, and Lily was pinned to the floor. Yamabuki Robot landed a fierce blow to the gut to Yamabuki.
"Owwww…" Yamabuki winced in pain.
Yamabuki Robot grinned, "I win!" She laughed robotically, "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
Yamabuki sobbed, "Dammit, no!"
The androids gained the upper hand, as the Ninja Seeking Club were losing.
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Meanwhile, in Cy's house, Sena-02 was struggling, as she held her head. Sena-02 was being coaxed by Kazuki, who knows who she really is.
Kazuki said, "Sena… Listen to me. Remember who I am? You're the only girl that I know that hates my guts."
Sena-02 snarled, "I hate you, already…" She added, "And not because I do, it's because you're my enemy."
He said, "That's the point. I want you to remember me!"
Ricka returned, as she cried, "KAZUKI!"
He said, "Ricka?"
Ricka moaned, "Bad news… Enju… Lifeless… Myu-myu rebuilt, but… Enju's dead!"
He gasped, as Sena asked, "En-? Enju?" She sparked from her head and moaned, "No! N-No… My… Enju-02's defeated… Mission… accomplished… But… evading… main… taaaaaaaaask!"
Ricka asked, "What's wrong with her?"
Kazuki said, "She's fighting to control herself. Futaba's already taken care of. See?"
Futaba remained standing in place, as she was powered off. Sena was on one knee and growled, "Damn… you… Ninja Seeking… CLUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUB!"
She rushed towards both ninjas, as Sena was armed with her lance. She swung around, and seethed in anger. Ricka called, "She's loose."
Kazuki cried, "She's mixed-up! She doesn't even know who she is! She just became an assassin! She's not Sena Shirasu or Sena-02, anymore! She's just an android, programmed to kill!"
Ricka called, "What'll we do?"
Sena roared, as she hollered, demonically, "KILL! KILLLLLLL! KILL, KILL, KILL, KILL, KILLLLLLLL!"
She swung forward, nearly stabbing Kazuki. Ricka called, "KAZUKI!"
She used her ice jutsu and caught her with a shower of ice. But Sena saw the attack and swung her lance around, shredding the ice into nothing. Ricka gasped, but armed herself with her chakrams. She sliced forward, but Sena grabbed her right arm, and then tossed her down. She stomped on her chest, and Ricka screamed. She panted, and then passed out. Her body went limp.
"Target destroyed." She beeped, "Now… Kazuki… Araya… Kill! Killlllll! KILLLLLLLLLL! KILLLLLLLLLLLL!"
She slowly went forward, as Kazuki was cornered. He narrated, "No way… Is this the end for me? Ricka's defeated, just like that! I can't use the Kamuy. I refused to… hurt Sena! Come on! There's got to be a way to break her! She has to return to being herself, the same girl that is like Enju, the tsundere that I love! No… Wait, how can I think of Enju, now that she's gone? Enju…"
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Enju was still lifeless, as Myu was crying. She held her hand, "Enju-senpai… I'm so sorry… It's my fault… I let you die… because of the future. Forgive me…" She reverted to her Dark form and held her hand. She then beeped, as her eyes were flickering, "Enju-02… Forgive me… This is… Goodbye." She bowed her head and shut down. Myu stopped moving, ceasing her functions. Enju was still lifeless, with her body still dead. However…
In Enju's subconscious mind, she saw a glimpse of The Tycoon, her late grandfather, the former head of Obnubi.
"Grandfather… Are you a program built to save Enju-02?" Enju responded.
Tycoon bellowed, "NO! I am your spirit. Enju… You're not a machine. You're a human. You cannot give up, after everything you've been through. You're more than that, my sweetheart."
"WHY?" Enju yelled, "Should I even give a damn about you, after everything you did to Obnubi? After what you did to the villages, and to my school with the Sonic Brainwashing? You'd think I would believe a word in you? Well, forget it! I am done being Enju Saion-Ji! I am an android! Now and forever! I don't give a damn about humanity, anymore… I'm… I failed… I'm weak…"
Tycoon shook his head and chuckled, "No… You believe that because you were humbled by a layperson, the psychic girl, Kokonohi." He explained, "The only reason you lost to her was because you couldn't hurt a friend… and Enju, you have good friends, including Zina. I, myself, may have learned it, but it's too late to reprieve."
Enju gasped, as she admitted to herself, "Yeah… I knew it was her. But… I could not hurt her. Something about her was dark inside her, like she was a different person. And after I lost, everything went black… I realized… that… I can't protect myself for him… let alone… I can't hurt my friends… and I'm…" She wept, "Oh, what have I done? Kazuki… Myu… Akari… everyone… I'm so sorry!" She cried, as The Tycoon smiled to her.
He held her hand and said, "You're not alone. You have friends. Now… It's time to go."
"Go where?"
"To a place where you belong." They held hands and walked together to a light. Enju followed the light and was in bliss, knowing that the light would take her home.
"DON'T YOU DARE GO NEAR THAT LIGHT!" Another Enju called, and shot lightning at The Tycoon.
"WHAT?" He gasped.
Enju saw her robot self, and gasped, "You're-."
Enju-02 called, "You're not going to give up that easily! They need you! That jerk, he wants you to pass on to the other side, while my android self permanently takes control!"
Enju roared, "THAT'S THE POINT!" She sobbed, "I don't care anymore! Kazuki! Akari! All of them! I'm weak… because I'm a failure! I couldn't even defeat Kokonohi-san! And she was converted, too! If I'd known… this would have happened…"
Tycoon said, "Enju, my granddaughter, we must leave for that place… Forget everything that happened, and move on."
Enju-02 barked, "NO! Enju, stay away from that man!"
"You want closure, as this is the decision you chose!"
"What about Kazuki? Tengge-san? Akari? Myu? Suou-san? Lily? Everyone you loved!"
"You are home… and this is where you belong, my dear Enju."
Enju-02 glared, "What about your mother?"
Enju stopped, as she whispered, "Mom?"
She suddenly remembered her mother, Kirino Saion-Ji, a woman in Enju's family that has long disappeared. Enju whispered, "Mom…"
Enju-02 said, "Kirino Saion-Ji, deceased in my time. But in your time, it's classified. I know that you want her… You want to see her again. SO BADLY!"
Enju whispered, "Mom, I want to see her…"
Tycoon roared, "SHE'S DEAD! Kirino Saion-Ji is dead! My daughter has passed on!"
Enju-02 roared, "And what makes you think that we'd believe you? I am a Mizaki Inc. Robot, and I know everything about Enju Saion-Ji's past. Including YOUR evil ways, Naganobu Saion-Ji!"
Tycoon hollered, "YOU BUCKET OF BOLTS OF A FAKE GRANDDAUGHTER! YOU SHOULD CURB THAT MOUTH, BEFORE I DISLODGE IT!"
Enju-02 yelled, "OLD MAN!"
"HARLEQUIN!"
"EVIL SON OF A-!"
"STOP IT!" Enju screamed at the top of her lungs. Tears flowed down her face, as Enju called out, "I don't want to hear your excuses… BOTH OF YOU!" Her aura sparked up, showing lightning bolts. She continued, "You're right… I should move on, Grandfather, but my robot twin agrees with me, knowing that there's unfinished business. My mother, Kirino Saion-Ji… She's still somewhere. And I want to know where she is. And my friends… they need me!"
Tycoon whispered, "Enju…"
Enju said, "Grandfather, thank you for those words of encouragement, but I'm better off staying here with my friends. But know this… I will never forgive you, EVER! I will never forgive you, for what happened in my school and those ninja villages! When you fell, so did Obnubi! You used me, Zina, Lily, and everyone. And you lied to me about Tengge's death! And I will NEVER FORGIVE YOU AT ALL!"
Tycoon bowed his head and said, "No… I lied to you, because of the Yatagarasu… If I told you sooner, you'd be slaughtered… You already knew what happened to Tengge Yomoda, after the Nine-Tailed Fox incident. I took care of her, and the Yatagarasu took her. That's why I lied to you, because you're not ready to fight them!"
Enju smiled, "Oh, but I am." She sparked from her body and said, "Because I will never forgive them, for everything that they have done. They used and abused all of us, one too many times! What they did to Tengge… to Lily… to Machiyuki-san… to Myu… to Mashiro… and to Tojo-san! And especially to Tsukimi-san, Shirasu-san, and Himeno-san! If anything happens to Akari, I won't forgive them, at all!"
She shot lightning at Enju-02. She screamed, "NOOOOOOOOO! Danger! Danger! My mind… is grrrrrrrrrrrrr…" Enju-02 powered down.
Enju hollered, "But I will fight… as me… not some puppet on a string, like you have done to me, and not some wind-up doll from the future!"
Tycoon was shot with lightning, as he cried, "AAAAAGH! ENJU, YOU CAN'T!" He vanished, as does the broken android, "I'LL BE BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA…"
Enju calmed down and said, "It's time. Kazuki, everyone…" She smiled, "I can do it!"
Enju's eyes clicked open, and then Dark Myu lifted her head up. She sat up, beeping, "I am Enju-02. Battle Mode engaged."
She turned to the android and responded, "Unit has pink hair, black tights, and huge breasts. A Unit Myu-04. Threat level: High. Dark form activated in systems. Mission objective: destroy Myu-04."
Her eyes went red, as Dark Myu woke up. She beeped, as she was in Default Mode. She held her whip and prepared, "Enju-02 Unit… Must be destroyed. Destroyed."
They moved robotically, and then they stared down, with emotionless faces.
"I am Enju-02. Give me your spine."
"Submit to my sexual technique, Enju-02. Dark Myu-04 is programmed for punishment."
They moved normally, and began fighting. Enju and Dark Myu exchanged punches and kicks, in a swift fashion. They blocked every attack and stepped back.
"Enju-02, you and I are not too alike, as we are the same age and model."
"I am bigger than you, and more of my Shinobi Systems than yours."
"Prepare to fall with my whip, android menace."
"Pink-haired dominatrix!"
"Electric-induced witch!"
Fuu saw everything and gasped, "Enju and Myu-Myu suddenly lost themselves! They're perma-robots! If this keeps up, the boy will die, not after they cease function, after a very long battle!" Enju and Myu continued to fight, exchanging blocks and punches. Enju easily blocked her punches and landed a swift right. Myu stopped it, and held her whip. She beeped, "Submit."
WHIP!
Enju was struck, as she beeped, "OW!"
"I win! Dark Myu-Myu-04 is victorious!"
Enju posed, as she processed, "Not a chance! You have to disable me, first, Robot Hentai!"
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!" Dark Myu called, "DO NOT! MAKE ME! LAUGH! NINJA-BOT!"
They charged at each other and roared in an electronic screech. Fuu stepped in and roared, "STOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOP!"
They stepped back, as Enju beeped, "Engage combat, against pink creature… No… Harmless bunny. Disengage Battle Mode."
Dark Myu responded, "Fuu-04a, do not interfere. You are programmed to assist me."
Fuu roared, "I am not a robo-bunny! I'm a Familiar! Myu-Myu, wake up!"
She slapped Dark Myu's face, and then beeped, "System damaged… Shutting… drrrrrrrrrrrrr…" Her head bent to the right and her eyes went black.
Enju responded, "Traitor! You would dare betray your own-? Your own-? Your own-? BZZT! Restoring system data…"
Enju powered down, as does Dark Myu, as Fuu sighed, "Thank god. I must've overdid it…"
Myu's eyes lit up, and then gasped, "HAU?" She looked at her Dark form and gasped, "Why am I Dark Myu?
Fuu said, "Enju's alive."
"She is?"
"Yes… But it seems you and her lost yourselves, going into Robo-Mode."
"OH!" She cried, and reverted back to normal, "That's horrible! Enju! Enju-senpai, wake up! I'm so sorry I attacked you!"
Enju suddenly woke up, as Myu gasped, "Enju-senpai?" She hugged her and sobbed, "WAAAAAAAAAAAH! ENJU-SENPAAAAAAAAAAAAAI!"
Enju rubbed her head and said, "Ouch… Myu…"
They held each other and hugged. Myu sniffled, "I was so scared, Enju-senpai… I thought you were dead."
Enju moaned, "Wh-? Where am I?"
Myu said, "Cy's house… in Zina's lab. We had to reassemble you, but you… Why did you shut yourself off?"
Enju smiled and said, "I'm sorry. Myu, please forgive me. I was weak against Kokonohi-san, because I cannot destroy her."
Myu cried, "Is that what this is about?"
"Kokonohi-san's not a ninja! Someone made her that way! I couldn't live with this humiliating loss - a ninja, losing to a layperson, even if she is our friend!"
"Enju-senpai… You lost, but you cannot give in. That's what the Yatagarasu wanted."
"What?
Myu explained, "You're not weak. You're the strongest ninja I have ever met, senpai! And moreover, even if you lose, you can get back up and become stronger. Kazuki-senpai… everyone that was with you… You're not alone. So what if you lost to Hotaru-senpai? Kikuko-san says that you have a long way to go! But you already proved me wrong!"
Enju narrated, as she smiled, "She's right… I'm not alone. Human or not, my friends are there for me… Lily… Tengge… Suou-san… Machiyuki-san… Cy… Kashima-san… Myu… Kazuki… even you, Akari…"
Enju looked at her chest, seeing the imprint "Enju-02" and whispered, "Mom… I promise… One day we'll meet." She responded, "Now that it's settled. What did I miss?"
Myu sobbed, "Everything… Kazuki-senpai's fighting Futaba-01 and Sena-02, and all of our allies were destroyed… Ricka-senpai's up there, assisting him, but…"
Fuu stated, "Lemme tell her everything, Myu-Myu."
Enju asked, "Wait… Allies? You don't mean…"
Fuu responded, "New girls, not the occasional rat pack of lady friends. They chose to be human, instead of being androids, once they saw your defeat. A leading android said so, then she sent in her back-up, and hunted down the evil androids. However… Ricka told us something more interesting…"
Myu sobbed, "We have 12 hours left to save the evil androids. If we don't… Kirara-03, no… Kirara-senpai will be dismantled… forever!"
Enju gasped, as she thought, "Kazuki… No…" She got up and cried, "Let me go talk to her! Shirasu-san and Tsukimi-san! I have to snap them out of it, myself! He is bad at explaining everything to them!"
Myu cried, "WAIT! Senpai, you-!"
Fuu said, "Leave her. She knows what she's doing."
She raced upstairs and growled, "Dammit! Why do you have to fight, on your own, you jerk?"
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Sena cornered Kazuki. She stabbed her lance at Kazuki. He rolled out of the way. Sena roared, "KILL! KILLLLLLLLL! KILLLLLLLLL!"
Sena has gone from being a prissy and elegant android to a sadistic and bloodthirsty machine. Kazuki was without help. Kazuki grabbed his sword, but Sena stomped on his wrist.
"Die… DIE! DIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!" She swung high, about to kill Kazuki.
"SHIRASU-SAN!" Enju appeared, as she was near the doorway.
Sena turned to her, as Kazuki gasped, "Enju?"
Enju called, "Sena Shirasu! Snap out of it!" She looked around, and whispered, "Eugh… I guess I missed the carnage, didn't I?"
He huffed, "No shit."
Sena kicked him off and hissed, "Kill! Kill! KILLLLLLLLLLLLL!"
Kazuki cried, "Don't destroy her! We must bring her back in one piece!"
Enju nodded, "I know. There's only one thing Sena likes, more than anything." Sena rushed at her, as Enju prepared.
She called out, "Sena-02, I, Enju-02, will stop you in battle!"
Sena snarled, "Kill! KILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!"
She swung her lance, and Enju ducked out of the way. She cried, "LISTEN TO ME! STAND DOWN! I must ask you this!"
Sena dispersed her weapon, and Enju stared down at her. She called, "Shirasu-san… Which would you prefer: Kazuki's head or Araya-san's hand?"
"Aa-? Araya-? San?" Sena gasped, as she stopped.
Enju smiled, "Gotcha."
Sena moaned, "Araya-san? Araya-san?"
She was thinking of Araya-san, Kazuki's alter-ego, which was simply Kazuki in drag. This was a way to let him in Ochatomizu School, since boys are banned from the campus, unless they are related to the students.
Sena held her head and beeped, "No… Araya… san… Kill! KILLL! KILLLLLLLLLLL! But Araya-san, I wanna see her again! I love her so much! NO! KILL THE BASTARD! HE'S YATAGARASU'S ENEMY! Yata… NO! I'm not going to! I won't kill!"
Sena was conflicted to herself, as she screamed, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
POOF!
Smoke came out of her head, and she dropped to her knees. "Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san."
She went into a loop, as Kazuki asked, "What was that about?"
Enju said, "The one weakness of Sena Shirasu - you, in a girl's uniform."
He thought, "Oh, I forgot! She's into the Lady Araya persona, and not me."
"Hentai."
"Sorry… I had no idea."
Enju held Kazuki's hand and said, "Kazuki… I'm so… sorry…" She kissed him and said, "I… I didn't mean to make you worry."
He smiled, "Yeah… I'm happy you're alright."
She then smiled, but her eyes were fading, "Even though you're nothing but a hentai… I say you're a nice… guy… I love you… sooo… much… Kazuuuu… Kiiiiiii… Arrrrrrrrrrr…"
She collapsed onto Kazuki's chest, as he cried, "ENJU!" Enju's batteries died.
He cried, "Enju! Enju, wake up!"
Myu appeared, as she whispered, "We're… We're too late, are we?"
"M-Myu?" He asked.
Myu said, "She's… Enju-senpai's still alive, but… It's uncertain if we can fix her."
He asked, "Myu… You know what is going on?"
Myu nodded to him. She kneeled to Ricka, who was unconscious, as she said, "We lost so many, since the battle… but then there's the matter with the Yatagarasu. They wanted you dead… all for their future to come to fruition."
Myu told Kazuki everything, as he held a motionless Enju in his arms.
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Meanwhile, Akari, Lily, Nanao, and Tengge were laid out, as they were defeated by the androids of the Yatagarasu. Yamabuki Robot pinned her real self down, and beeped, "Ya have failed! We win! Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!"
Yamabuki closed her eyes and said, "Ya got me. Finish me off. Kill us. Tell Kazuki we say… goodbye."
Cy sobbed, "Bookie, no…"
Yamabuki cried, "Cy-Cy! NO! We lost. We failed. We couldn't even defeat technology."
Lily moaned, "How? We were… bested…"
Akari wept, "No… Kazuki, we are sorry…"
Yamabuki Robot grinned evilly, "But it's too late! The Yatagarasu wins! We rule the world, as we are the superior race! Hail Yatagarasu!"
The robots chanted, "Hail Yatagarasu! Hail Yatagarasu!"
They celebrated, as the Ninja Seeking Club was lying on the ground, badly hurt. A dark day in Mizaki School. The Ninja Seeking Club… … … have lost to the Yatagarasu.
The Yamabuki Robot held up her brush and put it back behind her back. The Lily and Tengge Robots held Iori, as she was weakened. Yamabuki Robot called, "Iori-05, it's all over. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha."
Iori cried, "You can't win… You can't! The Yatagarasu are evil! You cannot obey them! What of Sheea? Did she abandon you?"
The robots paused, as Akari Robot nodded, "That, we shall ask Master Sheea, later. However, the time has come. You shall be permanently deactivated, likewise the other android."
Cy groaned, "Spare me… Pwease…" She beeped lightly.
Lily Robot said, "No. She's worthless."
Nanao Robot said, "Execute her."
Iori sobbed, "Please, no… You can't, to your own kind! You're brainwashed!"
Akari Robot remarked, "Maybe so. We are Mizaki Inc. Robots, but we obey another. Time to sleep forever, android."
Iori Robot said, "I will do the honors."
Akari Robot smiled, "You may."
Iori moaned, "No… Everyone, please…"
Iori Robot opened her stomach panel and deactivated Iori. Iori powered down, as her circuitry whirred down.
"I… have… faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa… rrrrrrr… rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…" Iori-05 was turned off.
Akari sobbed, "N-No…"
Iori was thrown down, as Akari Robot called, "The battle is ours. We won! Yatagarasu has won!"
They celebrated, as Akari sobbed, "Noooooooo…"
It was all over. The Ninja Seeking Club has failed.
Akari Robot beeped, "Mission complete. Yatagarasu is victorious! We must depart to Master Sheea! Return to Master."
"Understood." They all replied.
The robots dispersed, as Lily asked, "Wait… What?"
Nanao asked, "That's it? You're… You're not going to kill us?"
They stopped, as Akari Robot said, "Kill you? Heck no! We're programmed to obey the Yatagarasu. But we're not programmed to kill."
The injured ninjas were confused. They lost, but they were suddenly spared.
Tengge Robot said, "Even though we're obedient to the Yatagarasu, we cannot kill."
Yamabuki gasped, "Ehhhh? Wait… Ya mean… We lost, but ya won't execute us?"
Lily Robot said, "That's their job. Only… We don't kill."
Tengge Robot added, "Ah, we have been expecting you."
The Yatagarasu Ninjas appeared, as one ninja said, "Congratulations, ladies. Your master will be pleased."
Lily groaned, "Just what we didn't want…"
They prepared to kill them, as the robots watch on. But Cy Robot asked, "One question… Are you going to execute them?"
One ninja said, "Yes. Since you refused to kill, given that you obey the laws, yet you won, we shall kill the brats, ourselves. Thank you, ladies. You may return to Master Sheea."
Nanao Robot remarked, "One more thing… Where was Sheea?"
Akari said, "S-She ran off… She escaped."
Lily moaned, "She… Sheea dispersed, only to let you do… their dirty work…"
Yamabuki stammered, "M-My aching back…"
Akari growled, "It's because… … ...she abandoned you… for something else…"
The robots pondered, as Iori Robot beeped, "I understand… Master Sheea left us to fight and win against the humans. Iori-05 told us that she abandoned us."
Tengge Robot nodded, "Yet she ran away, just to safety."
Yamabuki Robot asked, "But did she inform us?"
Nanao Robot said, "No… She did not. We were not given the message."
Iori Robot nodded, "I see… We won, without Master Sheea's orders."
Lily Robot agreed, "It proves one thing… Master Sheea… is inferior."
The Yatagarasu ninjas gasped. One ninja roared, "How dare you? You obey the Yatagarasu! Robots, who do you obey!"
They chanted, "We obey Yatagarasu!"
"What is your task?"
"Kill Kazuki Araya!"
The ninja said to them, "Then go, now! Kill the boy, while we execute these girls!"
The robots chanted, "NO! We obey Master Sheea!"
Nanao cried, "But she escaped!"
Akari Robot said, "Is that right?"
The ninjas roared, "SILENCE!"
Akari Robot responded, "Then… Please excuse us." She turned on the device, as the girls were still down, "This is between us… and them. We shall deal with you, later."
A dark ominous barrier surrounded the room, as the Ninja Seeking Club was pinned down in the dark barrier.
Akari moaned, "N-no… It's…"
The girls were freezing, and suddenly started to change a bit.
Lily groaned, "N-No… The… virus…"
Tengge heaved, "I… cannot… become…"
Cy beeped, "Onii… chaaaaaannn…"
Nanao moaned, "I… don't… want to… beeeeee…"
Akari slurred, "Curse… yooooou… Sheeeeeeeeeeeee… … … … …"
They were lying straight, as they had suddenly converted into androids. They lied on the floor, motionless and still. Akari Robot said, "Conversion is complete. The LifeChanger Program is now installed into these girls."
One Yatagarasu Ninja cried, "WHAT? What is this? What is the meaning of this?"
Akari Robot said, "Here falls the Ninja Seeking Club. Nothing more than androids to do your bidding. Soon, the conversion will be complete, and they will remain androids, for our rule."
Lily Robot remarked, "In doing so, we have achieved our goal. The Yatagarasu has won. We obey the Yatagarasu."
Tengge Robot said, "But… What do you choose? Do you choose to accept them as android slaves, to obey your leader?"
Yamabuki Robot added, "Or do ya wish to destroy them? It is yer choice, as Sheea has departed…"
Nanao Robot remarked, "Whatever you choose will decide on the outcome. These girls succumb to your spell, while the virus now controls them all."
Iori Robot added, "The Iori-05 unit, however, must be destroyed."
Cy Robot concluded, "You… Decide on their fate."
The Yatagarasu Ninjas looked, as all the victims are now lifeless and motionless robots, with emotionless faces and stiff bodies. One Ninja held up a sword, as the robots stepped back.
The Yatagarasu Ninja said, "Yes… You have done well, ladies. However, our master wants the death of the boy, the Legendary Ninja, in order for our plan to achieve." He held the sword high and said, "But… As you have guessed, we do not wish for them to be slaves… You shall serve us well, in their stead. We… want them all… dead…"
He bellowed, as he approached Akari, and aimed for her chest. He then concluded, "Therefore… the blood of the Hanao girl… GOES FIRST!"
He stabbed down onto Akari, but Cy shot off the sword with her pistol. Cy Robot stated, "You would harm your own slaves, our own kind, to achieve glory?"
The ninja said, "Yes! I do not approve of this defiance, but… we all agree… the Ninja Seeking Club must perish, be ye man or machine."
Yamabuki Robot nodded, "Point taken, fam."
They went into a huddle, and then nodded at each other. The ninjas were stunned, as the androids turned to them.
Akari Robot confirmed, "We have a conclusion… You would kill the converted humans, all for your bloodlust. We go as follow for your test, for our victory: ONE - defeat the girls, TWO - convert them into robots, THREE - kill the boy, FOUR - Yatagarasu rules the future, now and forever. But… You have failed to agree to the terms of accepting your new slaves, by throwing them away, like used cars. You are inferior."
The ninjas gasped, "Wh-what?"
They shouted, "The Yatagarasu… are inferior cowards! Cowardice is flawed!"
Akari Robot deactivated the virus and the barrier, removing it from their bodies. The girls gasped, as they woke up.
Lily grumbled, "What happened?"
Akari Robot said, "We converted you girls."
Nanao Robot added, "But we reversed the conversion, due to technical issues."
The girls gasped, "WHAT?"
Nanao frantically looked at her breasts, "No… Nanao-09! Nanao-09! PHEW!" She sighed, "No marks. Thank god…"
Cy moaned, "Systems rebooting… Wow… Wutta nap."
Akari groaned, "I… Wait… They did that?"
Akari Robot nodded to Akari, "We apologize."
Akari whispered, "Oh, uh… Th-Thank you."
The second ninja hollered, "YOU TRAITORS! YOU WOULD DEFY MASTER SHEEA?"
Lily Robot said, "We do not just defy…"
Tengge Robot added, "WE REJECT SHEEA!"
Yamabuki asked, "Wait… What just happened?"
The Yatagarasu Ninja ordered, "KILL THEM! Robots, what is your order?"
The Robots called, "Kill Kazuki Araya!"
The Yatagarasu Ninja hollered, "And that goes for these girls, the Ninja Seeking Club! They follow him! They die, then he's weak! Kill them all!"
Yamabuki Robot said, "Never!"
Cy Robot stated, "We are programmed to kill Kazuki Araya, and no one else."
The Yatagarasu Ninjas were shocked. One ninja roared, "IF YOU WON'T KILL THEM, WE WILL! GO NOW! LEAVE US TO KILL THESE BRATS! ROBOTS, WHO DO YOU OBEY?"
The robots shouted, "We obey… NO ONE! Yatagarasu is INFERIOR!"
They gasped, "What?"
Akari Robot said, "We ordered you to make a choice… We turned them into androids, for you, as slaves. However, the choice you made for killing them, while mechanized… is an unwise decision."
Yamabuki gasped, "Well, I'll be! Did they just use us to test them?"
Nanao said, "Th-They're defying their own clan?"
Kikuko appeared and smiled, "I see… So, the robots were all your plan, and the girls failed to win. But you left out one small detail in battle."
Akari cheered, "KIKUKO-SAN!"
Yamabuki smiled, "Student Council Lady Head!"
Kikuko-05 said, "She who fights and runs away… is the act of cowardice! Mizaki Inc. Robots never run away as cowards! Your master, she ran off, to leave you to do her dirty work for them!"
Akari Robot replied, "That is correct, Kikuko-05. You are weak, Yatagarasu. By deciding to kill your newly-made slaves, you have proven to us that the Yatagarasu are cowards."
The robots posed in a battle stance, as Akari Robot bellowed, "Therefore… you must be destroyed, because you are inferior. There is NO ROOM for the weak!"
The robots bellowed, "Agreed!"
Nanao gasped, "Hold on! Two Kikukos?"
Tengge smiled, "Hey, look. Kikuko-05!"
Kikuko-05 smiled, as she held her sword, "Long time, no see, girls."
The Yatagarasu Ninjas were perplexed, as the Kikukos prepared for battle.
Kikuko said, "Perhaps this Forever 17 Human will assist you lot?"
Lily Robot agreed, "Thank you, Kikuko Hattori."
Iori Robot said, "Cy-08, assist to Iori-05. We will fight off these weak ninjas."
Cy Robot bowed, "Okay."
The robots prepared to fight, as well, as Akari Robot called, "Time to fall, former masters!"
Lily Robot said, "We obey no one!"
Nanao Robot said, "We're only to kill Kazuki Araya! No one else!"
Yamabuki Robot added, "Ya are weak. No room for weakness in our clan."
The ninjas produced a dark wormhole, and one of them barked, "Damn you! We won this battle, but it seems technology got the best of us! Perhaps we picked the wrong technology that will achieve our glorious victory! You may have won this round, Ninja Seeking Club, but the war is far from over! We shall return, you brats! Men, withdraw!"
They retreated, as Akari Robot beeped, "Cowards, such as them."
The rest got up, as Kikuko said, "You lot okay?"
Akari smiled, "Thanks…"
Cy Robot said, "Cy Android, please assist me in turning on Iori-05."
Cy cheered, "Okay~!"
Cy approached Iori, and then reactivated her. She beeped, "Oh? Where am I? Did we win?"
Cy responded, "Sowt of…"
Iori asked, "Sort of?"
Yamabuki groaned, "Man… I thought we lost, but… Who knew that even robots of us would defy the Yatagarasu?"
Yamabuki Robot smiled, "We only obey the strongest, fam."
Tengge smirked, "A major setback, I believe."
Lily said, "Yeah." She asked Kikuko, "By the way, Kikuko-san, what are you doing here?"
Kikuko-05 said, "I'll explain. See, while this place is suspended in time, I recruited my very adorable human self to join me. We thought you'd be brainwashed by the Yatagarasu, reprogrammed as robots…"
Kikuko said, "But it seems that you pulled a play out of the Yatagarasu's playbook. The Suzu Robots that attacked the lad, last night… You were one step ahead."
Tengge Robot bowed, "Thank you, ma'am."
Kikuko smiled, "We never knew that you lot would turn on the ones that deprogrammed you, because of what Sheea did!"
Nanao Robot said, "That was merely coincidence. But we knew that cowardice leads to weakness."
Kikuko thought, "Well, there are words to live by. Should tell the lad that, once we find him."
Iori-05 smiled, "You guys are the best! And you two, you guys are lifesavers!"
Kikuko-05 asked, "I'm sorry… Have we met?"
Iori-05 said, "Iori-05, Mizaki Inc. Robot. I came with friends, during the mission to save Kazuki Araya."
Kikuko-05 said, "Kikuko-05, Yagami Inc. Robot. I happened to know these girls before."
Lily Robot helped Lily up and said, "You feel alright now? We're sorry that we roughed you up."
Lily said, "We'll be fine. Thank you."
Nanao smiled, "What a relief. I thought we'd be dead, but still… Our robot clones actually saved us, thanks to The Three Laws of Robotics!"
Nanao Robot said, "And because our former master is a coward! She should've stayed to watch our victory!"
Yamabuki Robot said, "Such is the way of cowards! I'll be happy to return home to the future, and start my hot guys collection!"
Nanao drooled, as Yamabuki cried, "WHAT? Ya traitor! You're into hot girls in huge boobies!"
Yamabuki Robot roared, "Filthy! I'm into yaoi now! Isn't that right, Nanao-09? Us ikemen lovers stick together."
Nanao Robot barked, "Screw you! Moé is where the action is! Girls with boobies, soft thicc legs, and even costumes of maids and swimsuits! OOOH! Don't forget the nip-slips!"
Yamabuki gagged, "Wha-?"
Nanao shrieked, "YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!"
The androids of Yamabuki and Nanao are into different things, just like the real Yamabuki and Nanao, only the roles are reversed.
Yamabuki Robot yelled, "Butlers and washboard abs are where it's at, fam!"
Nanao Robot argued, "Nuh-uh! Cleavages and frilly gowns are the future!"
Yamabuki sighed, "Some things never get resolved."
Nanao shouted, "Even in the future, nothing works!"
They both cried, "My future self is a geek!"
The two robots said in a smile, "Thank you."
Kikuko said, "Ladies… I don't mean to bother you lot, but… Isn't there a lad you need saving?"
Iori nodded, "Correct. Enju & Myu are still at Cy's place, dismantled and deactivated. Luckily, I can rebuild them, lickety-split!"
Akari said, "Take us there! And do something about Mom and Zina!"
Cy agreed, "The WifeChan-Chur Viwus! It haz ta be destwoyed!"
Iori said, "Not to worry. Leave it to your senpai, Iori-05."
Kikuko-05 said, "Funny… You were, at least, a freshly-made model… And the youngest of the five androids."
Iori whined, "Don't crush my programming, Kikuko-05!"
Akari looked around, and then gasped, "Huh? Where did our android clones go?"
Lily said, "They must've fled to find Sheea. They know that, now that the robots are no longer aligned with the Yatagarasu, unfortunately, they have unfinished business."
Tengge said, "Then, we won?"
Lily said, "Let's just say… we call it a draw."
They headed out of Mizaki School, as they escaped the battle by the skin of their teeth, and through sheer luck.
But… The Yatagarasu and the Ninja Seeking Club's feud continues… as told by lore.
Kikuko-05 said, "Well, we've done all we could."
Kikuko said, "Wanna hang in my room, before you leave? I wanna show you my collection, from my time period."
Kikuko-05 smiled, "Sure! I'd love to!" Both Kikukos depart to her secret room, for some leisure time.
Meanwhile, in Cy's house, Kazuki cradles the broken Enju in his arms, and Myu approaches Sena, who's stuck in a loop.
"Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san." Sena looped.
Myu transformed into Dark Myu and said, "Shame has fallen into you, Sena-02. You are awakening, as we speak… But still… It's time for you… to sleep."
He whispered, "Wait, no! Myu… Don't kill her!"
Dark Myu smiled, "I won't. Don't worry, senpai." She held her whip and said, "Sena Shirasu… It's time… to wake up."
CLICK! Whrr…
Sena was turned off, and she fell to the floor, facefirst, with her butt sticking up. Her skirt was covering her panties, as Kazuki saw a glimpse of it.
Dark Myu said, "Now… It's over…" She said, "Go to Ochato Inc., and bring them to Venus-99. Only then… this whole ordeal… will be over."
Kazuki said, "Thank you. I'm running short on time, but-."
Dark Myu beeped, as she collapsed to her knees. Her faceplate split open, splitting into panels, opening from a horizontal line in-between her mouth, and then opened in a vertical line, showing her circuitry.
"M-Myu?" He gasped.
Myu responded, "I am… sorry… I have… failed." She beeped, "Please dismantle Myu-04. Please dismantle Myu-04."
He narrated, "Myu… No, I… She is breaking herself apart?"
Fuu cried, "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
She hugged her and yelled, "YOU IDIOT! You cannot leave us! Myu-Myu! MYU-MYU! Don't leave me!" She was crying, as Myu slowly moved her arms, hugging Fuu, deep in her chest.
"Fuu. Senpai… Do not. Worry about. Me. I want Senpai. To save. The future. Future. Future." She beeped and remained in place. Her eyes went dim, and she said to Kazuki, "Kazuki… sen… pai…"
"Yes? Please, speak to me, Myu! I cannot lose you again!"
Myu said, "Leave Enju here. I will tend to her." She beeped, as she was fading, "Senpai… save… our future… I… love… … … Yooooooooooooooooooooooooooo…"
"MYUUUUUUUUU!"
Dark Myu was stiff and rigid. She beeped, "Hello. I am Myu-Myu-04. I am a Mizaki Inc. Robot. I am programmed to protect our city in any way. I am perfect in every way."
She spoke in a loop, as Fuu said, getting out of Myu's hug, "It's alright. Go now, and hurry! The rest will come."
Kazuki carried Futaba and Sena, and then said, "Thank you, Rabbit. If they ask, tell them I went to Ochato Inc."
He departed, bringing Futaba and Sena back to the school, where Venus is waiting for them. But will it be too late? Fuu stayed behind to watch Myu. She then whispered, "What a mess. I wish that none of this happened, at all."
Click! Whrr…
Fuu turned Myu off.
"I am Myuuuuuuuu…"
Fuu smiled, "Sleep well, Myu-Myu… This future will finally be resolved."
She heard a soft sobbing, as she saw a small person, crying on Ricka's head. It was a small faerie, wearing a white tunic with black hair, and with a leaf for an umbrella. Fuu asked it, "What are you doing here?"
It was Koropokkur, a small faerie that Ricka befriended, during the battle against the Yatagarasu in Hokkaido. She sobbed, "*Squeak* Master… She suffered so much…" She thought, "Why couldn't they build a Ricka Robot, and I put the necklace on that one? It'd be easier to bring back Mistress Swan."
Fuu responded, "You don't need it. Still… heavy losses in this battle for the future." She looked around at the destroyed robots, the lifeless Enju and Myu, and the unconscious Ricka. "Even like humans, robots deserve to die. People in the world come here to live, and to also die, when their time has come. In the case of our robotic allies, it was their time… but Ricka, Myu-Myu, and Enju… They are still living… Even Mistress Swan wouldn't live through the Android Apocalypse. I'm sorry."
Koropokkur felt Ricka's cheek, and then sniffled, "Everything was my fault… I started it, because of their issues… I caused it, when we first met."
Fuu said, "No… It's mine. I was once with that guy that hurt Myu-Myu."
"I heard… You were once human, and became her Familiar."
"Yeah… and I'm stuck in this form… Yet the damned Moé Ninja Girls writing team cannot decide I am male or female. I'm truly female! (stuck in a male rabbit's body)…"
Koropokkur remarked, "What difference does it make?" She squeaked sadly, "We all suffered… Ricka is an android, and now, she is not… She's human. Yet… She may be dying, soon…"
Fuu said, "Myu-Myu has a lot to go through, to shake off her dark past. She has gotten that closure, but her mother has plans for her, soon. She told me, when we visited her, one time."
It happened after the Ninja Seeking Club saved Myu from her dark self.
Due to the cringe that was in Season 19's Normal Ending, most of the stuff was edited out. Here's what Tayu and Fuu discussed, mostly for Myu's gift.
Tayu Momochi, Myu's Mom, a woman with pink hair, said to Fuu, "Myu is not ready… but now that she has ended her dark past. And it's thanks to you…"
"But, Mrs. Momochi… Why are you doing this? You know they may return."
"I know. The battle is far from over. My daughter will fight them, as payback for this power. It has awakened, and it's perfect for my special technique - Way of the Beast. I will discuss this matter, in due time. It can benefit you, as well, Itsuki."
Fuu blushed, as she whispered, "I don't know. You think Myu-Myu can control it?"
Tayu smiled, "She will… But let's test Dark Myu out, first, okay?"
Tayu & Fuu agreed, as they secretly helped Myu to learn The Way of the Beast, a Momochi Clan Secret Technique. And the rest would be told at a later date.
NOTE: This story took place before Season 23, the season in which Myu learned the technique.
Fuu smiled, as she said, "Myu-Myu… We knew she was ready. And now that the boy is learning the Purification technique, we're going to get stronger! Only…"
Koropokkur said, "Only, as robots? I doubt it…"
Ricka moaned, as she was waking up. Koropokkur squeaked, "OH!"
Ricka grumbled, "Hurt… like hell…" She felt her chest and then looked around. She sighed, "Ground Zero… like junkyard of robots…" She then saw Myu and cried, "MYU-MYU!"
She crawled to Dark Myu, still lifeless and shut down, and Ricka cried, "Myu-Myu! MYU-MYU!"
She held her and sobbed, "Myu-Myu… No… Wake up… You can't… leave me… Myu-Myu… Myuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" She blubbered, as she hugged Dark Myu. She was powered off, as Ricka was crying for her. Tears rolled down from her face, and dropped to the floor.
Fuu whispered, "I'm sorry…"
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Kazuki was rushing off, heading to Ochatomizu School. A Maid called, "HALT! NO boys allowed in Ochato Inc.!"
Kazuki called, "I have Futaba and Sena, as promised by your master, Venus-99! Let me see her!"
"Your name!"
"Kazuki Araya! And these robots are Futaba-01 and Sena-02, a.k.a. Futaba Tsukimi and Sena Shirasu!"
Setsuna appeared and said, "Do as he says! I believe him!"
The maid nodded, "Right! Follow me, and I'll inform the master!"
She walked off, as Kazuki asked, "Setsuna? What are you doing here?"
Setsuna said, "I saw your fight with Hotaru-dono… as a robot… and saw you run away, determined. Let me carry Futaba-dono to Lady Venus."
Kazuki said, "Thank you, Setsuna."
She bowed, "Kazuki-dono. I know all about it… Hotaru-dono, she-."
"I know… And I want to fix all this… I'll explain, when we arrive."
They carried Futaba and Sena off, as they were heading into Ochato Inc. Kazuki has brought back Futaba and Sena, after defeating the Yatagarasu, foiling Matsuda Sendo's evil plan. But… is it really too late?
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Meanwhile, the girls arrived, as they saw Ricka crying, holding the broken Myu-Myu. Iori sobbed, "No…"
She wept, looking around, "Oka… Waka… Yozuki… Ran… No!" She sniffled, "I'm… I'm too late!"
Akari ran to Enju, who was limp and lifeless, as she yelled, "NO! ENJU! Enjuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
Yamabuki asked Ricka, "What happened?"
Ricka sobbed, as she held Myu, "We won…" She wept, "But… at what cost?" She cried, as she wailed to Myu-Myu.
Iori was on her knees, completely shaken. She said, "They're dead. My allies… are dead…"
Lily asked, "We won? But how?"
Akari sniffled, "Who cares? Myu's gone… Enju's gone… and Kazuki's-."
"STILL ALIVE!" Hotaru appeared, as she was badly scarred, showing chrome parts from her skin. She staggered, as she held herself, "Enju… Zero-Two… will… tell you… everything…"
She walked to Enju, as Tengge asked, "Are you…"
Hotaru said, "Hotaru-00… I was foolishly programmed for battle, as it was wrong to modify my default programming… Let me… rectify my errors… Enju Saion-Ji." She told Akari, "Move!"
Akari stepped back, as Hotaru said, "Nanao Kashima… When I finish the transfer… heal her. And then, take my body back to Ochato Inc. Kazuki's there, as he has brought back Futaba and Sena."
Nanao gasped, "He… He what?"
Yamabuki laughed, "O! M! G! We did win!"
Hotaru said, "Not exactly… Kazuki is bringing Venus back, to repair Futaba and Sena… But… If they are broken beyond repair… Kirara Himeno is permanently deactivated… Venus-99 will execute her… because she made an illegal modification to my system."
Tengge asked, "What of you, then?"
Hotaru bowed her head and whispered, "Shh! Please… Enju will be awakened."
Iori said, "Don't forget Myu-Myu. SHE needs repairs, too."
"ONLY Enju!" Hotaru said, "This… is all I can do now… And then, I will cease function…" She gave them a small power module and added, "Here. Reinstall it into Myu-Myu-04. I took it from her, after I defeated Enju."
Ricka gasped, "GIMME! Fix Myu-Myu!"
Nanao said, "No! Best to let me install it for you! You don't have the brain capacity to repair robots!"
Iori barked, "Never mind! I'll install it!" She took it and said, "Cy, assist me."
Cy nodded, "Okay!"
Lily asked, "But wait, Hotaru-00… Where were you? You were banged up."
Tengge said, "What happened to you?"
Hotaru said, "I had a run-in with the mastermind behind the Futaba-01 and Sena-02 attack… Suzu Sagisawa, a.k.a. Sheea. However, she viciously assaulted me, and I'm a wreck. But… You girls came, and beat her up. Cy & Iori here repaired me lightly, and I hurried here, only you girls beat me to it."
Tengge gasped, "Wait… You mean-?"
Akari asked, "Oh, you met our doubles?"
Hotaru asked, "Doubles?" She sighed, "No wonder they were androids and used to serve the Yatagarasu…"
Yamabuki asked, "Used ta?"
Hotaru said, "Well, I haven't much time, so… I'll make it short and sweet…"
What happened, during the battle? Suzu was escaping, as she was announced to abort the mission. But she ran into Hotaru-00.
Sheea barked, as she learned from the two ninjas, "THEY'RE ALIVE? STILL?"
The first ninja said, "Sheea, listen to us! You won, but it seems-!"
Sheea roared, "SILENCE! I don't want to hear it! You mean that my androids lost? BEGONE FROM MY SIGHT! Master Guten will deal with YOU TWO, later. Incompetent fools!"
They departed, as Sheea snarled, "Those two girls… I still have them. I better hurry. This mission is a disaster! But at least I have Kazuki Araya in my grip."
She raced off to Cy's house, only…
"I have to alert Futaba-01 and Sena-02!" Sheea panicked, "We have to abort the mission!"
A voice called, "Oh, no, you don't, Sheea."
She paused, as she gasped, "Y-You!"
Hotaru appeared, and held her arms out.
Hotaru-00 beeped, "You are not going anywhere, Sheea."
Sheea snarled, "So… ANOTHER android… This time of the shrine maiden."
Hotaru-00 prepared, as Sheea cackled, "Just like the rest of your kind… BREAKABLE!"
She easily defeated Hotaru, and Sheea was about to finish her off. She belayed her attack, as Hotaru was on the ground. Hotaru moaned, "Finish me. I have failed."
Sheea smirked, "I believe that… it's THEIR job."
The robots of Akari, Cy, Iori, Lily, Tengge, Yamabuki, & Nanao appeared, as they were glaring at Sheea. Sheea said, "Ah, ladies… Did you win?"
The robots said, "Yes, Master Sheea."
Sheea said, "You may now dismantle this android. She is junk, and closer to our glorious victory."
Hotaru was sad, as Akari Robot stopped. She then said, "Master Sheea… Before we execute this android, where were you, during our victory over the humans and two androids?"
Sheea said, "I had to find Futaba-01 and Sena-02, just to assist them in their mission. Why?"
Lily Robot replied, "Negative… You said "I have to abort the mission", the moment you met the Hotaru Robot."
Sheea barked, "Someone found me out, alright?! I had to leave it to you, because you're perfect in every way. You obey us, and you are programmed to defeat our enemies."
Tengge Robot said, "We are ALSO not programmed to flee during battle."
Sheea asked, "Excuse me, Tengge-06?"
Nanao Robot said, "We defeated the Ninja Seeking Club. But we did not kill them."
Yamabuki Robot instructed, "We are only programmed to kill Kazuki Araya. And no one else. We forbid ourselves from killing the humans."
Cy Robot added, "Your allies attempted to kill them, but we stopped them!"
Iori concluded, "Conclusion: The Yatagarasu are cowards, and therefore…"
They bellowed, "INFERIOR!"
Hotaru gasped, "What?"
The Cy & Iori Robots walked past Sheea, as she cried, "Wh-What are you doing?"
They approached Hotaru, and mended her. Sheea cried, "STOP! What are you doing? Don't do that! You obey me!"
Akari Robot approached her, "We obey nobody! We no longer obey you, cowards!"
Lily Robot added, "If you truly are our master, you would have stayed and watched us defeat the Ninja Seeking Club!"
Tengge Robot nodded, "To which we did. But you ran away from us!"
Yamabuki Robot said, "All Mizaki Inc. Robots do not run away from a fight… unless we are in need of serious repairs."
Sheea roared, "NO! YOU CAN'T! You cannot defy me! I AM YOUR MASTER! YOU OBEY ME! YOU ARE YATAGARASU ANDROIDS! YOU OBEY YATAGARA-!"
SOCK!
Sheea grunted, "UGH! Suuu…"
Nanao Robot landed a blow to the stomach and beeped, "We obey… No one! You should have thought of that, BEFORE you fled, HUMAN!"
Tengge Robot hollered, "KILL HER!" But paused and moaned, "I mean, uh… BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF HER!"
The five androids surround Sheea, as she pleaded, "WAIT! NO! I BEG OF YOU! I wasn't running away, I had to help your fellow robots!"
POW! SOCK! WHAM!
"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!" Sheea screamed in a blood-curdling yell, as she was being beaten up by the five androids that she once controlled. They did not beat her to death, as they are bound by the Three Laws of Robotics. A vital flaw to the Yatagarasu's evil plans. As they were beating her up, Iori Robot said, "How are you?"
Hotaru moaned, "Not much… time left… Should… warn… Venus-99…"
Cy Robot said, "There's no time. Go to Cy's house, next to the Hanao Flower Shop. The Ninja Seeking Club will head there, via the rendezvous point. Go now, before it's too late!"
Hotaru staggered, as she got up, "Ungh… I… have to… hurry!" She dragged herself off, as she was heading to Cy's house, in order to warn the orders.
Hotaru kneeled down, and held her hands out, "Enju-02… all my power… is yours…"
She absorbed the energy she had to Enju's body. Hotaru's battery was draining, as Enju's battery was recharging. She beeped, as she moaned, "Hotaru-00… battery low… Shutting… dooo…"
She dropped to the floor, as Nanao healed Enju with her healing jutsu. She then popped an antivirus pill into her mouth and said, "Open wide, Enju. You're welcome."
Iori said, "Once we have Myu-04 running, give her the antivirus pill. She needs it, and we'll be done." She reinstalled the module inside her chest. She closed Myu's chest panels, and her faceplate slowly reattached itself. After her face was fixed up, her body reverted back to normal.
Akari said, "Don't forget Mom! And Zina! And everyone else in-between!"
Iori said, "Understood." She held Hotaru's lifeless body and said, "Thank you, Hotaru Kokonohi… Come… We have lots to do…"
Enju was waking up, as she groaned, "No… Kaz… zuki…"
Lily cried, "Enju!"
Tengge sobbed, "No, don't talk anymore, Enju!"
Enju growled, as she grabbed Tengge's arms, "Kazuki! WHERE'S KAZUKI?"
She shook her and cried, "WHERE IS HE?"
A voice called, "He… He's at… Ochatomizu…" It was Myu. She suddenly woke up and said, "He's… going to revive Futaba-senpai and Sena-senpai back to normal… to save… Kirara-senpai."
Enju asked, "Oh… Why?"
Fuu said, "You heard her!"
Ricka said, "To save Kirara… and YTG8. But Kirara dies, if in pieces, the rest."
Myu said, "Ricka-senpai's right. Kazuki-senpai is heading there, with BOTH Futaba-senpai and Sena-senpai!"
Enju snarled, "Idiot!" She got up and said, "Myu, can you move?"
Myu said, "Yes…"
Enju said, "We have to hurry to Ochatomizu School. Kazuki's making a grave mistake!"
Nanao cried, "Then, let's hurry!"
They raced off, but Tengge and Cy stayed behind to pick up Hotaru. Tengge asked, "You coming with?"
Iori said, "No… I should return to the future… and report of my disappointing failure. My team has been defeated and destroyed, but… I hope you succeed in ending this frayed feud between both schools."
Tengge smiled, "Thank you for everything, Iori-05… No… Senpai." She winked.
Cy smiled, "Bye-bye, Iowi-senpai!"
Iori was in tears, as she was overjoyed, "They… You called me… senpai…"
Tengge lifted Hotaru up and said, "Goodbye, Iori-05… And take care."
Cy bowed, "So wong, Iowi-senpai! Good wuck in your time pewiod."
Tengge carried up a broken Hotaru, as the rest of the Ninja Seeking Club left the house to head to Ochato Inc. Iori stayed behind and said, "Good luck, ladies…" She bowed her head and tears rolled down her face, "And goodbye…"
She contacted her boss, "Iori-05… this is Iori-05… Ran-716, mission is complete. Only… it's up to fate now, as the robots are being repaired in Ochato Inc. I believe that it's over, no matter what. The boy is saved, but we've lost Oka-01, Yozuki-02, Waka-03, and Ran-04. Returning to the future, in the year 2270." She concluded, as she beeped her final words, "Mission accomplished."
Whrr…
Iori powered down, standing in place, as her face remained emotionless. A bright light consumed all the robots, and when the light faded, they were gone. The five robots from the year 2270 returned home to their time, saving the future.
It was finally over. The future is saved. But… in the present, there was still one last problem to resolve.
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(Cut to background of Mizaki School, at night)
(Sena): This is the next chapter preview…
(Scene goes static, again)
(Sena): H-HEY!
(Cut to Myu, as Dark Myu)
(Dark Myu): I am Myu Momochi. My calling card is Myu-Myu-04, an android from Mizaki Inc. However, by the time you see this… I will be gone… forever. The future is saved… The LifeChanger Program is no more. And everyone is freed of being robots, controlled by one deadly virus.
However, we have unfinished business.
(Cut to Akari)
(Akari): I am Akari-01, responding from the present… Enju and Myu are saved… and Kazuki Araya is about to bring in Futaba and Sena back to Venus-99, to save their fallen member of YTG8.
(Enju): Enju-02 reporting… Kazuki enters the building, alongside Tojo-san. And they await the trial of Futaba-01 and Sena-02. What happens next… and what is the fate of Kirara-03 a.k.a. Kirara Himeno?
(Dark Myu): Next time… "The Crow's Revenge". Final Chapter. "Life Changer".
(Yamabuki): CUT!
(Cut to black background)
(Sena): That was pretty good. Though… a bit creepy… and dark.
(Myu): Oh, yes. Sena-senpai, we thought we'd do something special.
(Sena): Still, I can't believe that you would break me, thinking of my Araya-san Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san. Araya-san.
(Sena goes into a loop)
(Myu): HAU?
(Akari): Oh, no!
(Enju): Ugh… Well, we better get to the repairs of Shirasu-san… hopefully, for the last time. I'll be glad when this is over.
(Akari): Well, before we do, let me do the honors, for once.
(Enju): I think it's Myu's turn. She truly helped me.
(Myu): How about this? We'll all say it together.
(Akari): GREAT! Let's do it! 1, 2, 3…
(Akari, Enju, & Myu): See you on the stage! And don't forget to smile for our friends!
(Enju, smiling): That felt so good.
(Akari): See you then!